The Dancing Princesses (1978)
Overview
A made-for-TV retelling of the story "The Twelve Dancing Princesses," directed by Ben Rea, featuring Jim Dale as the Soldier, Freddie Jones as the destitute King, and Gloria Grahame as the Witch. Significant changes were made to the story, including reducing the number of princesses to six, and the soldier ultimately declining to marry any of the princesses due to their deceitful nature.
What is The Dancing Princesses about?
A made-for-TV retelling of the story "The Twelve Dancing Princesses," directed by Ben Rea, featuring Jim Dale as the Soldier, Freddie Jones as the destitute King, and Gloria Grahame as the Witch. Significant changes were made to the story, including reducing the number of princesses to six, and the soldier ultimately declining to marry any of the princesses due to their deceitful nature. The Dancing Princesses is a Fantasy, Music, Family movie, released on 1978-01-01, runtime 52 minutes.
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Directed by
Jon Scoffield, Ben Rea
Cast
- Jim Dale as The Soldier
- Gloria Grahame as The Witch
- Freddie Jones as The King
- Peter Butterworth as The Chamberlain
- Lesley Collier as Dancing Princess
- Jane Darling as Dancing Princess
- Lavinia Lang as Dancing Princess
- Lorna Nathan as Dancing Princess
- Maureen Willsher as Dancing Princess
- Jane Winchester as Dancing Princess
- Lance Aston as A Prince
- Nicolas Chagrin as A Prince
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